Lamar lands former Southern Cal football commit

Former Southern Cal signee Daniel Campbell is an offensive lineman now signed to play for Lamar University, according to coach Ray Woodard.

Campbell is 6-foot-5 and 330 pounds. He comes to Lamar from Navarro College, a two-year school in Corsicana. Navarro won the national junior college title last season.

Campbell played high school football at Houston Aldine, where he was a Class 5A all-state player.

Campbell had been recruited to USC by Ken Norton Jr., according to his Rivals.com page. He also had offers out of high school from Florida and Oklahoma, among others.

Lamar coach Ray Woodard will talk about Campbell and all other players signed today during a 3 p.m. news conference at the new athletic facility.

UPDATE: Looks like Campbell had signed with the University of Houston during the midyear signing period. I guess he didn’t enroll there if Lamar is able to sign him. I’ll get a explanation later.

UPDATE 2: Campbell did not enroll at Houston because he still needed six credit hours to graduate from Navarro, according to coach Ray Woodard. Players cannot transfer from a tw0-year school to a four-year school without an associate’s degree from a junior college. Campbell will enroll at Lamar in the summer and will not participate in spring practices.